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Message: [QUOTE="OrangeXtreme, post: 5356760, member: 41"] [URL unfurl="true"]https://dailyorange.com/2010/10/built-25-years-ago-to-fulfill-a-need-for-a-student-hub-schine-was-once-a-gem-but-is-now-lackluster/#google_vignette[/URL] [I]A club called the Milky Way in the lower level of Schine was supposed to replace the Jabberwocky, a club known for its alcohol-filled happy hours and musical performances. The Jabberwocky, which was located in what is now the computer lab beneath Kimmel Food Court, hosted the likes of James Taylor, who sang ‘Fire and Rain,’ and Cyndi Lauper, remembered for her hit ‘Time After Time.’ ‘It was legendary in that there were people who performed there early in their careers and went on to great success,’ Peters said. But the 270-capacity student-run club constantly faced financial difficulties, and the manager chose to move it into a larger, 400-seat venue at Schine, where he renamed it the Milky Way. Unlike the old club, this one would not serve alcohol, and it was difficult to anticipate how many students would want to come to the club without the option of drinking, Peters said. The original designs for the Milky Way called for disco balls, built-in fish tanks and flashing lights, but the club ended up running $30,000 over its $100,000 budget, according to an article published in The Daily Orange on Jan. 25, 1989. The club still opened in February 1986, staying open until 4 a.m. on Fridays and Saturdays and 2 a.m. on Wednesdays and Thursdays. But trying to replace the Jabberwocky with the Milky Way didn’t work out well, said Mary O’Brien, reference archivist at E.S. Bird Library. On the Milky Way’s opening night, there were 25 people on the dance floor at most, including Peters, according to an article published in The Daily Orange on Feb. 10, 1986. ‘The Jabberwocky was the Jabberwocky,’ O’Brien said. ‘It can’t really be recreated.’ In summer 1988, the Milky Way was renovated and renamed to what it is known as today: the Underground. A rewired sound system and revamped lighting were added to the room, which alternated between a snack bar during the day and concert hall at night. Though Schine includes a space called the Jabberwocky, that part is used as a study space and for small musical performances by students.[/I] [/QUOTE]

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